Mönchengladbach Hauptbahnhof

Mönchengladbach Hauptbahnhof (German for Mönchengladbach main station) is a railway station in the city of Mönchengladbach in western Germany.

Mönchengladbach Hauptbahnhof
Deutsche Bahn Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn
Bf
The outside of the station building
General information
LocationEuropaplatz 1, Mönchengladbach, NRW
Germany
Coordinates51°11′46″N 6°26′46″E
Line(s)
Other information
Station code4162[1]
DS100 codeKM[2]
IBNR8000253
Category2[1]
Fare zone
Websitewww.bahnhof.de
History
Opened15 October 1851[5]
Services
Preceding station DB Fernverkehr Following station
Rheydt Hbf
towards Aachen Hbf
ICE 10 Neuss Hbf
One-way operation
ICE 14 Viersen
Preceding station National Express Germany Following station
Rheydt Hbf
towards Aachen Hbf
RE 4 (Wupper-Express) Neuss Hbf
towards Dortmund Hbf
Preceding station DB Regio NRW Following station
Terminus RE 8 Rheydt Hbf
towards Koblenz Hbf
RE 42 Viersen
towards Münster Hbf
RB 27 Rheydt Hbf
towards Koblenz Hbf
Rheydt Hbf
towards Aachen Hbf
RB 33 Viersen
towards Essen-Steele
Rheydt Hbf
towards Dalheim
RB 34 Terminus
Preceding station Eurobahn Following station
Viersen
towards Venlo
RE 13 Neuss Hbf
Preceding station VIAS Following station
Terminus RB 35 Viersen
Preceding station Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn Following station
Terminus S8 Mönchengladbach-Lürrip
towards Hagen Hbf
Location
Mönchengladbach Hauptbahnhof is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Mönchengladbach Hauptbahnhof
Mönchengladbach Hauptbahnhof
Location within North Rhine-Westphalia

Overview

The station is the largest railway station in the city and, along with Rheydt Hbf, one of the two Hauptbahnhof stations in Mönchengladbach. Mönchengladbach is the only city with two stations designated as a Hauptbahnhof on its soil, due to the merger between the cities of Mönchengladbach and Rheydt in the 1970s, and the subsequent reluctance of Deutsche Bundesbahn to rename Rheydt Hauptbahnhof. Mönchengladbach Hbf also is the busiest (in terms of passengers) station in Germany to lack long-distance trains.

Railway lines calling at the station

The station is on the following routes:[6]

LineLine nameRouteFrequency
RE 4Wupper-ExpressAachen HbfMönchengladbach HbfNeuss HbfDüsseldorf HbfWuppertal HbfHagen HbfDortmund Hbf hourly
RE 8Rhein-Erft-ExpressMönchengladbach HbfGrevenbroichRommerskirchenKöln HbfPorz  (Rhein)Bonn-BeuelKoblenz StadtmitteKoblenz Hbf hourly
RE 13Maas-Wupper-ExpressVenlo–Viersen –Mönchengladbach Hbf–Neuss Hbf–Düsseldorf Hbf–Wuppertal Hbf–Hagen Hbf–Hamm hourly
RE 42 Niers-Haard-Express OsnabrückMünsterHaltern am SeeRecklinghausenGelsenkirchenEssen HbfMülheim (Ruhr) HbfDuisburg HbfKrefeld HbfMönchengladbach Hbf hourly
RB 27Rhein-Erft-BahnMönchengladbach HbfGrevenbroichRommerskirchen–Cologne–Köln/Bonn FlughafenBonn-BeuelKoblenz-Ehrenbreitstein–Koblenz Hbf hourly
RB 33Rhein-Niers-BahnEssen – Mülheim – Duisburg – Krefeld – Viersen Mönchengladbach Aachenhourly
RB 34Schwalm-Nette-BahnMönchengladbach HbfRheydt HbfWegbergDalheimhourly
RB 35 Emscher-Niederrhein-Bahn Gelsenkirchen Oberhausen Hbf – Duisburg – Krefeld – Mönchengladbach Hbf hourly
S8S 8Mönchengladbach Hbf–Neuss Hbf–Düsseldorf Hbf–Wuppertal Hbf–Hagen Hbf to Wuppertal-Oberbarmen: every 20 minutes,
to Hagen: every 60 minutes

References

  1. "Stationspreisliste 2023" [Station price list 2023] (PDF) (in German). DB Station&Service. 28 November 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  2. Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas) (2009/2010 ed.). Schweers + Wall. 2009. ISBN 978-3-89494-139-0.
  3. "Fahrplan 2019/2020: Mönchengladbach/Jüchen/Korschenbroich" (PDF). NEW mobil und aktiv Mönchengladbach. 1 December 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  4. "Ticketberater". Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Sieg. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  5. "Mönchengladbach Hbf". NRW Rail Archive (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  6. "Mönchengladbach Hbf". NRW Rail Archive (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
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